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[Castle name] Kurume Castle a castle where Toyouji Arima contributed 210,000 Goku to win the rulership after Hidekane Mori and Tadamasa Tanaka were terminated [Description] Kurume Castle was on a hill in Sasayama-machi Kurume-shi, Fukuok...

[Castle name] Fukushima Castle a retirement resident for Harumune Date, a grandfather of Masamune Date; Yoshikiyo Kimura, a close advisor of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, changed its name from Suginome Castle to Fukushima Castle [Description] Fuku...

[Castle name] Hamamatsu Castle Ieyasu Tokugawa’s main castle before he owned the land of Suruga; Ieyasu headed to the Battle of Mikatagahara from this castle [Description] Hamamatsu Castle was a flatland castle located in Hamamatsu-shi, ...

[Castle name] Yanagawa Castle a castle owned by Muneshige Tachibana who was a son-in-law of minister for the Otomo clan, Dosetsu Tachibana [Description] Yanagawa Castle was a flatland castle located in Yanagawa-shi, Fukuoka. In the early...

[Castle name] Tanagura Castle a castle built by Nagashige Niwa at the end of Sengoku era on the region where Masamune Date and Yoshishige Satake fought over [Description] Tanagura Castle was on a flatland in Tanagura-cho, Higashishirakaw...

[Castle name] Tsutsui Castle a residential castle owned by Junkei Tsutsui who became Sengoku Daimyo from the head of monk warriors at Kofuku Temple [Description] Tsutsui Castle was located in Tsutsui-cho Yamatokoriyama-shi, Nara. Tsutsui...

[Castle name] Hiwasa Castle a castle owned by Hiwasa clan who was surrendered by Chikayasu Kosokabe, brother of Motochika Chosakabe [Description] Hiwasa Castle was located in Awa, today’s Kaifu-gun, Tokushima. Records are unclear on how ...

[Castle name] Kawashima Castle (Uezakura Castle) a castle built by Koretada Kawashima who was honored for his effort in defeating Nagafusa Fujiwara [Description] Kawashima Castle (Uezakura Castle) was located in Kawashima-cho Yoshinogawa...

[Castle name] Makabe Castle [Description] Makabe Castle was built by Nagamoto Makabe in 1172 and used as a residential castle for the Makabe clan for generations. During Sengoku era, Ujimoto Sakabe served for Yoshishige Satake and fought...

[Castle name] Obama Castle a castle built by Takatsugu Kyogoku as a replacement for Nochiseyama Castle which was ruled by the Isshiki clan [Description] Obama Castle was a castle on a flatland built by Takatsugu Kyogoku in the beginning ...

[Castle name] Tsuruga Castle a castle where Yoritaka Hachiya, Nobunaga’s close advisor, and Yoshitsugu Otani once came into the possession [Description] Tsuruga Castle was located in today’s Tsuruga-shi, Fukui. As Nobunaga Oda was defeat...

[Castle name] Zeze Castle a residential castle for the Toda and the Honda clan which was built as a part of infrastructure development by Edo government after the Battle of Sekigahara [Description] Zeze Castle was at Biwa Lake-side in Ho...

[Castle name] Seta Castle a residential castle of a trusted servant for Nobunaga Oda, Kagetaka Yamaoka who didn’t fall for Mitsuhide Akechi’s trick [Description] Seta Castle was located at Seta River-side in Otsu-shi, Shiga. It is one of...

[Castle name] Obama Castle (Awa) a castle built by Yorisada Toki as a mean to support Mangi Castle [Description] Awa Obama Castle was located in Ohara Isumi-shi, Chiba. Mino Official Katsusada Yarita, a loyal servant to Yorisada Toki, bu...

[Castle name] Mangi Castle Tameyori Toki’s residential castle which withstood the incursion by Yoshitaka Satomi [Description] Mangi Castle was a castle on a mountain which located in today’s Mangi Isumi-shi, Chiba. It can be shown as “万...

[Castle name] Otsu Castle Takatsugu Kyogoku’s residential castle where he was besieged during the Battle of Sekigahara [Description] Otsu Castle was located on the Biwa lakeside, Hamaotsu Otsu-shi, Shiga. Mitsuhide Akechi betrayed and ki...

[Castle name] Tozawa Castle [Description] Tozawa castle was a castle of the Tozawa family in current Nishi Shimo Tozawa, Kami Hinokinai, Nishiki Town, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture. The family tried to get Semboku three districts. First...

[Castle name] Sakamoto Castle It was built by Akechi Mitsuhide when he received Shiga District 50000 kokus estate. [Description] Sakamoto castle used to stand in a shore of Biwa Lake in current Sakamoto, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. In S...

[Castle name] Nagaoka Castle [Description] Nagaoka Castle was a flat land castle in current Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. In the early Warring States period, the Nagao family, which was the governor of Echigo Province, built Zaodo Ca...

[Castle name] Ishigakiyama Castle (Ishigakiyama One Night Castle) It was built in Hojo Conquest by Toyotomi Hideyoshi [Description] Ishigakiyama Castle used to stand in a mountain in current Hayakawa, Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. I...